H3C H3C SECPATH F1000-A Installation guide

H3C SecPath F1000-A Firewall

Installation Manual

Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd.

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About This Manual

Related Documentation

In addition to this manual, each H3C SecPath Series Security Products documentation

set includes the following:

Manual Description

H3C SecPath Series Security Products

Operation Manual

It introduces the functional features,

principles and guide to configuration and

operation for H3C SecPath Series

Security Gateways/Firewalls.

H3C SecPath Series Security Products

Command Manual

It discusses all commands available in

the configuration and operation on H3C

SecPath Series Security

Gateways/Firewalls. The details include

command name, complete command

form, parameter, operation view, usage

description and configuration example.

H3C SecPath Series Security Products

Web-Based Configuration Manual

It directs users to configure the H3C

SecPath Series Firewalls in Web mode.

Organization

H3C SecPath F1000-A Firewall Installation Manual is organized as follows:

Chapter Contents

1 Product Overview

Profiles the system characteristics and

applications. Product appearance and system

description are also available in this chapter.

2 Preparation for Installation

Focuses on environment requirements for

system installation, precautions before and

during installation. Installation tools are also

listed in this chapter.

3 Hardware Installation

Elaborates on mechanical installation, physical

connection of power cords, console cables and

Ethernet cables.

4 Booting and Configuration

Presents fundamentals on system booting and

configuration.

5 Software Maintenance

Discusses system software maintenance,

including software upgrade and configuration

file loading.

Chapter Contents

6 Hardware Maintenance

Introduces system hardware maintenance,

including replacing DDR SDRAM.

7 Troubleshooting

Lists common system failures and specific

locating methods.

8 Multifunctional Interface

Modules

Details appearance, panel and LEDs of the

functional modules available on the SecPath

F1000-A, as well as module installation and

connection of interface cables.

Conventions

The manual uses the following conventions:

I. Command conventions

Convention Description

Boldface

The keywords of a command line are in Boldface.

italic

Command arguments are in italic.

[ ]

Items (keywords or arguments) in square brackets [ ] are

optional.

{ x | y | ... }

Alternative items are grouped in braces and separated by

vertical bars. One is selected.

[ x | y | ... ]

Optional alternative items are grouped in square brackets

and separated by vertical bars. One or none is selected.

{ x | y | ... } *

Alternative items are grouped in braces and separated by

vertical bars. A minimum of one or a maximum of all can be

selected.

[ x | y | ... ] *

Optional alternative items are grouped in square brackets

and separated by vertical bars. Many or none can be

selected.

&<1-n>

The argument(s) before the ampersand (&) sign can be

entered 1 to n times.

# A line starting with the # sign is comments.

II. GUI conventions

Convention Description

< >

Button names are inside angle brackets. For example, click

<OK>.

[ ]

Window names, menu items, data table and field names

are inside square brackets. For example, pop up the [New

User] window.

/

Multi-level menus are separated by forward slashes. For

example, [File/Create/Folder].

III. Symbols

Convention Description

Warning

Means reader be extremely careful. Improper operation

may cause bodily injury.

Caution

Means reader be careful. Improper operation may cause

data loss or damage to equipment.

 Note Means a complementary description.

Environmental Protection

This product has been designed to comply with the requirements on environmental

protection. For the proper storage, use and disposal of this product, national laws and

regulations must be observed.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Product Overview........................................................................................................1-1

1.1 Brief Introduction................................................................................................................ 1-1

1.2 Hardware Features ............................................................................................................ 1-2

1.2.1 Appearance............................................................................................................. 1-2

1.2.2 System Description ................................................................................................. 1-2

1.2.3 LEDs........................................................................................................................ 1-3

1.2.4 Attributes of the Fixed Interfaces ............................................................................ 1-4

1.2.5 MIM ......................................................................................................................... 1-6

Chapter 2 Preparation for Installation.........................................................................................2-1

2.1 Site Requirements ............................................................................................................. 2-1

2.1.1 Temperature/Humidity............................................................................................. 2-1

2.1.2 Cleanness ............................................................................................................... 2-1

2.1.3 ESD Prevention....................................................................................................... 2-2

2.1.4 Electromagnetic Environment ................................................................................. 2-3

2.1.5 Lightning Protection ................................................................................................ 2-3

2.1.6 Mounting Rack ........................................................................................................ 2-3

2.2 Safety Precautions............................................................................................................. 2-3

2.3 Unpacking Check............................................................................................................... 2-4

2.4 Tools, Meters, and Devices ............................................................................................... 2-4

Chapter 3 Hardware Installation ..................................................................................................3-1

3.1 Installation Procedure ........................................................................................................ 3-1

3.2 Mounting the Device .......................................................................................................... 3-2

3.2.1 Tabletop/Workbench-Mounting the Device............................................................. 3-2

3.2.2 Rack-Mounting the Device...................................................................................... 3-2

3.3 Installing an MIM................................................................................................................ 3-3

3.4 Connecting the Grounding Wires....................................................................................... 3-3

3.5 Connecting to the Console Terminal ................................................................................. 3-4

3.6 Connecting the Ethernet Interface..................................................................................... 3-5

3.7 Connecting a PSU ............................................................................................................. 3-8

3.7.1 Connecting an AC-Input PSU ................................................................................. 3-8

3.7.2 Connecting a DC-Input PSU ................................................................................. 3-10

3.8 Verifying Installation......................................................................................................... 3-10

Chapter 4 Booting and Configuration......................................................................................... 4-1

4.1 Booting............................................................................................................................... 4-1

4.1.1 Setting up a Configuration Environment ................................................................. 4-1

4.1.2 Powering up the Firewall......................................................................................... 4-4

4.1.3 Booting Process ...................................................................................................... 4-5

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4.2 Configuration Fundamentals.............................................................................................. 4-6

4.2.1 Basic Configuration Procedures.............................................................................. 4-6

4.2.2 Command Line Interface......................................................................................... 4-7

Chapter 5 Software Maintenance................................................................................................. 5-1

5.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 5-1

5.1.1 Boot Menu ............................................................................................................... 5-1

5.1.2 Upgrading the Application and Boot ROM Programs Using XModem.................... 5-3

5.1.3 Backing up and Restoring the Extended Segment of the Boot ROM ..................... 5-6

5.1.4 Upgrading an Application Program Using TFTP..................................................... 5-7

5.1.5 Uploading/Downloading a Program/File Using FTP ............................................... 5-9

5.1.6 Modifying Boot ROM Password ............................................................................ 5-13

5.1.7 Resetting a Lost Password ................................................................................... 5-14

Chapter 6 Hardware Maintenance................................................................................................ 6-1

6.1 Preparing Tools.................................................................................................................. 6-1

6.2 Opening the Chassis Cover............................................................................................... 6-1

6.3 Replacing a DDR SDRAM ................................................................................................. 6-2

6.3.1 Locating the DDR SDRAMs on the Mainboard....................................................... 6-4

6.3.2 Removing a DDR SDRAM ...................................................................................... 6-5

6.3.3 Installing a DDR SDRAM ........................................................................................ 6-6

6.4 Closing the Chassis Cover ................................................................................................ 6-6

6.5 Replacing an MIM.............................................................................................................. 6-7

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting ..........................................................................................................7-1

7.1 Troubleshooting the Power System................................................................................... 7-1

7.2 Troubleshooting the Configuration System ....................................................................... 7-1

7.3 Troubleshooting the Software Upgrade............................................................................. 7-2

Chapter 8 Multifunctional Interface Modules .............................................................................8-1

8.1 Multifunctional Interface Module Options .......................................................................... 8-1

8.2 Installing and Removing an MIM ....................................................................................... 8-1

8.3 Troubleshooting an MIM .................................................................................................... 8-3

8.4 1FE/2FE/4FE Module ........................................................................................................ 8-3

8.4.1 Introduction.............................................................................................................. 8-3

8.4.2 Appearance............................................................................................................. 8-3

8.4.3 Interface Attributes .................................................................................................. 8-5

8.4.4 Panel and Interface LEDs ....................................................................................... 8-5

8.4.5 Interface Cable........................................................................................................ 8-6

8.4.6 Connecting the Interface Cable............................................................................... 8-8

8.5 1GBE/2GBE Module.......................................................................................................... 8-9

8.5.1 Introduction.............................................................................................................. 8-9

8.5.2 Appearance............................................................................................................. 8-9

8.5.3 Interface Attributes .................................................................................................. 8-9

8.5.4 Panel and Interface LEDs ..................................................................................... 8-10

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8.5.5 Interface Connection Cable................................................................................... 8-10

8.5.6 Connecting the Interface Cable............................................................................. 8-11

8.6 1GEF/2GEF Module ........................................................................................................ 8-12

8.6.1 Introduction............................................................................................................ 8-12

8.6.2 Appearance........................................................................................................... 8-12

8.6.3 Interface Attributes ................................................................................................ 8-13

8.6.4 Panel and Interface LEDs ..................................................................................... 8-13

8.6.5 Interface Connection Fiber Cable ......................................................................... 8-14

8.6.6 Connecting the Interface Fiber Cable ................................................................... 8-15

8.7 SSL Module ..................................................................................................................... 8-15

8.7.1 Introduction............................................................................................................ 8-15

8.7.2 Appearance........................................................................................................... 8-15

8.7.3 Module Attributes .................................................................................................. 8-16

8.7.4 Panel and Module LEDs ....................................................................................... 8-16

8.7.5 Troubleshooting SSL Module................................................................................ 8-17

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List of Figures

Figure 1-1 Front panel of the H3C SecPath F1000-A............................................................ 1-2

Figure 1-2 Rear panel of the H3C SecPath F1000-A ............................................................ 1-2

Figure 3-1 Installation procedure ........................................................................................... 3-1

Figure 3-2 Install the H3C SecPath F1000-A firewall in a rack.............................................. 3-3

Figure 3-3 Grounding screw on the firewall ........................................................................... 3-4

Figure 3-4 Console cable assembly....................................................................................... 3-5

Figure 3-5 Ethernet cable assembly ...................................................................................... 3-6

Figure 3-6 Power socket on the AC-powered firewall............................................................ 3-9

Figure 4-1 Local configuration through the console port ....................................................... 4-1

Figure 4-2 Set up a new connection ...................................................................................... 4-2

Figure 4-3 Select serial interface ........................................................................................... 4-2

Figure 4-4 Set communications parameters.......................................................................... 4-3

Figure 4-5 Settings tab........................................................................................................... 4-4

Figure 5-1 Send File dialog box ............................................................................................. 5-4

Figure 5-2 Sending File interface........................................................................................... 5-4

Figure 5-3 Set up an environment for local uploading/downloading using FTP .................... 5-9

Figure 5-4 Set up an environment for remote uploading/downloading using FTP .............. 5-10

Figure 6-1 Open the chassis.................................................................................................. 6-2

Figure 6-2 DDR SDRAM maintenance flow........................................................................... 6-3

Figure 6-3 Position of the DDR SDRAMs, Flash, and Boot ROM on the mainboard ............ 6-5

Figure 6-4 Remove a DDR SDRAM ...................................................................................... 6-5

Figure 6-5 Close the chassis cover........................................................................................ 6-7

Figure 8-1 Install the MIM I .................................................................................................... 8-2

Figure 8-2 Install the MIM II ................................................................................................... 8-2

Figure 8-3 1FE module .......................................................................................................... 8-4

Figure 8-4 2FE module .......................................................................................................... 8-4

Figure 8-5 4FE module .......................................................................................................... 8-4

Figure 8-6 1FE module panel ................................................................................................ 8-5

Figure 8-7 2FE module panel ................................................................................................ 8-5

Figure 8-8 4FE module panel ................................................................................................ 8-5

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Figure 8-9 Ethernet cable ...................................................................................................... 8-6

Figure 8-10 Category-5 twisted-pair cable............................................................................. 8-7

Figure 8-11 1GBE module ..................................................................................................... 8-9

Figure 8-12 2GBE module ..................................................................................................... 8-9

Figure 8-13 1GBE module panel ......................................................................................... 8-10

Figure 8-14 2GBE module panel ......................................................................................... 8-10

Figure 8-15 Ethernet cable .................................................................................................. 8-11

Figure 8-16 Category-5 twisted-pair cable........................................................................... 8-11

Figure 8-17 1GEF module ................................................................................................... 8-12

Figure 8-18 2GEF module ................................................................................................... 8-12

Figure 8-19 1GEF module panel.......................................................................................... 8-14

Figure 8-20 2GEF module panel.......................................................................................... 8-14

Figure 8-21 SSL module ...................................................................................................... 8-16

Figure 8-22 SSL module panel ............................................................................................ 8-16

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List of Tables

Table 1-1 Technical specifications of the H3C SecPath F1000-A ..........................................1-2

Table 1-2 LEDs on the front panel of the H3C SecPath F1000-A.......................................... 1-3

Table 1-3 Attributes of the console port.................................................................................. 1-4

Table 1-4 Attributes of the AUX port ....................................................................................... 1-4

Table 1-5 Attributes of the GE electrical interfaces ................................................................ 1-5

Table 1-6 Attributes of the GE optical interfaces .................................................................... 1-5

Table 2-1 Temperature/Humidity requirements in the equipment room ................................. 2-1

Table 2-2 Limit to the content of dust in an equipment room ................................................. 2-2

Table 2-3 Limits on the contents of harmful gases in the equipment room............................ 2-2

Table 3-1 Dimensions of the firewall ...................................................................................... 3-2

Table 6-1 Memory specifications............................................................................................ 6-4

Table 8-1 Interface attributes of the 1FE, 2FE and 4FEmodules........................................... 8-5

Table 8-2 LEDs on the 1FE/2FE/4FE module........................................................................ 8-6

Table 8-3 Straight-through cable pinout ................................................................................. 8-7

Table 8-4 Crossover cable pinout........................................................................................... 8-7

Table 8-5 Interface attributes of the 1GBE/2GBE module ..................................................... 8-9

Table 8-6 LEDs on the 1GBE/2GBE module........................................................................ 8-10

Table 8-7 Interface attributes of the 1GEF/2GEF module.................................................... 8-13

Table 8-8 LEDs on the 1GEF/2GEF module........................................................................ 8-14

Table 8-9 SSL module attributes .......................................................................................... 8-16

Table 8-10 LEDs on the SSL module ................................................................................... 8-16

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Chapter 1 Product Overview

1.1 Brief Introduction

H3C SecPath F1000-A Firewall is a new-generation firewall intended for the use on

enterprise networks. It can act as the egress firewall for medium businesses and

internal firewall for large and medium enterprises.

H3C SecPath F1000-A Firewall provides:

z Two fixed 10/100/1000 Mbps auto-sensing Ethernet interfaces that can be optical

or electrical

z One multifunctional interface module (MIM) expansion slot, which currently can

accommodate 1FE/2FE/4FE/1GBE/2GBE/1GEF/2GEF/SSL module

z Dual-power redundancy (AC+AC model and DC+DC model)

z Inside-chassis temperature detection, network management and carrier-class

reliability

It supports such features as external attack defense, TCP proxy, internal network

security, traffic policing, web filtering, and email filtering, to effectively safeguard your

network.

It adopts the application specific packet filtering (ASPF) technology to monitor

connection process and malicious commands and works together with access control

lists (ACLs) to implement dynamic packet filtering.

It provides various intelligent analysis and management methods, supports email

alarming and multiple logs, and provides network management monitoring to help

network administrators perform network security management.

It supports authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA), network address

translation (NAT), hybrid mode, and object oriented management to ensure security

and guaranteed services to the private networks constructed on the open Internet.

It supports multiple virtual private network (VPN) services, such as layer 2 tunneling

protocol (L2TP) VPN, IP security (IPsec) VPN, generic routing encapsulation (GRE)

VPN, and dynamic VPN, and allows users to build various VPNs, like Internet, Intranet,

and remote access VPNs using customized remote-user access approaches, such as

dial-up, leased line, virtual LAN (VLAN), and tunneling.

It provides basic routing features, including routing information protocol (RIP), open

shortest path first (OSPF), border gateway protocol (BGP) routing policy and policy

routing, and also provides abundant QoS (quality of service) features, such as traffic

policing, traffic shaping and queue scheduling.

It supports deeper application recognition (DAR) to recognize and classify packets

more deeply, enhancing the control over data flows.

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It supports active/standby switchover to protect current services against interruption,

eliminating the defects of traditional networking solution, for example, VRRP

networking solution.

You can upgrade the application and Boot ROM programs on line to add features and

extend functions.

Designed taking into considerations the national and international standards dominant

in China, North America, Europe, Australia, and Japan, the SecPath Series Firewall

complies with the requirements of these countries and regions in EMC, safety, and

network access.

1.2 Hardware Features

1.2.1 Appearance

Figure 1-1 Front panel of the H3C SecPath F1000-A

Figure 1-2 Rear panel of the H3C SecPath F1000-A

1.2.2 System Description

Table 1-1 Technical specifications of the H3C SecPath F1000-A

Item Description

MIM slot One

Fixed interface

Two 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet interfaces (applicable to

both optical and electrical modes)

One auxiliary port (AUX)

One console port (CON)

Boot ROM 512 Kb

DDR SDRAM

Default: 512 MB

Max: 1 GB

Flash memory

Default: 16 MB

Max: 32 MB

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Item Description

Physical dimensions

(H × W × D)

44 × 436 × 430 mm (1.7 × 17.2 × 16.9 in.), excluding the

rubber feet

AC+AC

Rated voltage range: 100 VAC to 240 VAC, 50 Hz or 60

Hz

Max voltage range: 90 VAC to 264 VAC, 50 Hz or 60 Hz

Rated current: 1.5 A

Input

power

DC+DC

Rated voltage range: – 60 VDC to –48 VDC

Max voltage range: – 72 VDC to –36 VDC

Rated current: 1.5 A

Max power

consumption

100 W

Operating temperature

0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F

)

Operating humidity

(non-condensing)

10% to 90%

 Note:

Double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR DSRAM) stores

the communication data with the CPU and running system.

Flash memory stores application files, exceptional information and configuration files.

Boot read only memory (Boot ROM) stores the bootstrap program files.

1.2.3 LEDs

The following table describes the LEDs on the front panel of the H3C SecPath F1000-A

and describes how to read their status.

Table 1-2 LEDs on the front panel of the H3C SecPath F1000-A

LED Description

PWR0

Power supply unit (PSU) LED:

OFF means the PWR0 is not supplying power to the device; ON

means the PWR0 is supplying power to the device.

PWR1

PSU LED:

OFF means the PWR1 is not supplying power to the device; ON

means the PWR1 is supplying power to the device.

SYS

System operating status LED:

On means the system is operating normally; OFF means the

system is operating abnormally.

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LED Description

ACT

Software running LED:

Blinking means the software is operating normally; OFF means

the software is faulty.

LINK

GE interface LED:

ON means a link is present; OFF means no link is present.

ACTIVE

GE interface LED:

ON means data are being transmitted/received on the interface;

OFF means no packets are being transmitted/received on the

interface.

1.2.4 Attributes of the Fixed Interfaces

I. Console port (CON)

Table 1-3 Attributes of the console port

Attribute Description

Connector RJ-45

Standard RS-232

Baud rate 1200 bps to 115200 bps, defaults to 9600 bps

Services

Connected to an ASCII terminal

Connected to the serial interface of a local PC running terminal

emulation software

Command line interface (CLI)

II. Auxiliary port (AUX)

Table 1-4 Attributes of the AUX port

Attribute Description

Connector RJ-45

Standard RS-232

Baud rate 1200 bps to 115200 bps

Services

Modem dial-up

Backup

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III. Gigabit Ethernet (GE) Interface

On the H3C SecPath F1000-A, the SRPU board provides two 10/100/1000 Mbps

Ethernet interfaces: Ethernet 0 (right) and Ethernet 1 (left), each as optical or electric

interface. The electric interface uses the RJ-45 connector and the optical interface uses

the Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) connector.

Five 1000Base-FX SFP optical transceiver options are available for the H3C SecPath

F1000-A: multi-mode short-haul (850 nm), single mode medium-haul (1310 nm), single

mode long-haul (1310 nm), single mode long-haul (1550 nm), and single mode

ultra-long haul (1550 nm). They all provide LC interfaces and are hot swappable.

The following table shows the Ethernet interface attributes of the H3C SecPath

F1000-A:

Table 1-5 Attributes of the GE electrical interfaces

Attribute Description

Connector RJ-45

Interface type auto-MDI/MDIX

Frame format

Ethernet_II

Ethernet_SNAP

Operating mode

10/100/1000 Mbps auto-sensing

Full duplex/Half-duplex

(1000 Mbps and half-duplex cannot be

used at the same time)

Table 1-6 Attributes of the GE optical interfaces

Description

Attribute

Multi-mo

de

short-ha

ul (850

nm)

Single

mode

medium-ha

ul (1310

nm)

Single

mode

short-haul

(1310 nm)

Single

mode

long-haul

(1550 nm)

Single

mode

ultra-long

haul (1550

nm)

Connector SFP/LC

Optical fiber

62.5/125

μm

multi-mod

e fiber

9/125μm

single-mod

e fiber

9/125μm

single-mod

e fiber

9/125μm

single-mod

e fiber

9/125μm

single-mod

e fiber

Max

transmission

distance

0.55 km

(0.34 mi)

10 km (6.21

mi)

40 km

(24.86 mi)

40 km

(24.86 mi)

70 km

(43.5 mi)

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Description

Attribute

Multi-mo

de

short-ha

ul (850

nm)

Single

mode

medium-ha

ul (1310

nm)

Single

mode

short-haul

(1310 nm)

Single

mode

long-haul

(1550 nm)

Single

mode

ultra-long

haul (1550

nm)

Central

wavelength

850 nm 1310 nm 1310 nm 1550 nm 1550 nm

Min -9.5 dBm -9 dBm -2 dBm -4 dBm -4 dBm Transmi

tter

optical

power

Max 0 dBm -3 dBm 5 dBm 1 dBm 2 dBm

Receiver

sensitivity

-17 dBm -20 dBm -23 dBm -21 dBm -22 dBm

Operating

mode

1000 Mbps

Full duplex

Frame format

Ethernet_II

Ethernet_SNAP

 Note:

z When using optical transceivers, select those that have been approved by our

company.

z Before performing switchover between electrical/optical interfaces, you need to first

disable the rate and duplex mode configurations in the current mode (electrical or

optical), and then configure the interface after the switchover.

1.2.5 MIM

The H3C SecPath F1000-A provides one extended MIM slot where one of the following

MIMs can be installed:

z 1-port 10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet interface module (1FE)

z 2-port 10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet interface module (2FE)

z 4-port 10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet interface module (4FE)

z 1-port 10Base-T/100Base-T/1000Base-TX Ethernet interface module (1GBE)

z 2-port 10Base-T/100Base-T/1000Base-TX Ethernet interface module (2GBE)

z 1-port 1000Base-LX/1000Base-SX optical interface module (1GEF)

z 2-port 1000Base-LX/1000Base-SX optical interface module (2GEF)

z Security socket layer encryption module (SSL)

For more information on the MIMs, see

Chapter 8 “Multifunctional Interface Module”.

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Chapter 2 Preparation for Installation

2.1 Site Requirements

The H3C SecPath Series Firewalls must be used indoors. To guarantee the normal

operation and long service life of your device, install it in an environment that can meet

the requirements in the following subsections.

2.1.1 Temperature/Humidity

The equipment room must maintain adequate temperature and humidity. Long-lasting

high humidity is prone to cause bad insulation and even electricity creepage.

Sometimes the mechanical performance changes of materials, the rustiness and

corrosion of some metal parts are also likely to occur. If the relative humidity is too low,

the captive screws can become loose due to insulation washer contraction. Meanwhile,

the static is likely produced in the dry environments, jeopardizing the CMOS circuit of

the product. The higher the temperature is, the greater the damage to your device.

Long-lasting high temperature can speed up the aging of the insulation materials,

greatly lower the device reliability, and hence significantly shorten its service life.

The following table lists the temperature and humidity requirements.

Table 2-1 Temperature/Humidity requirements in the equipment room

Temperature Relative humidity

0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)

10% to 90% (noncondensing)

2.1.2 Cleanness

Dust is a hazard to the operating safety of your device. The dust accumulated on the

chassis can cause electrostatic adsorption, one of the sources that cause the poor

contact of connectors or metal contact points. This not only shortens the service life of

your device but also causes communications failures. When the indoor relative

humidity is low, electrostatic adsorption is more likely to happen.

The equipment room must be free of explosion hazards and the electrical and magnetic

conductible dust as well. The contents of the dust must be limited as shown in the

following table:

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Table 2-2 Limit to the content of dust in an equipment room

Substance Unit Content

Dust Particles/m³

≤ 3 X 10

4

(No visible dust on the

table top for three days)

Note: diameter of a dust particle ≥ 5μm

Besides the dust, there are rigorous limits on the harmful gases that can accelerate the

erosion and aging of metals, such as salts, acids, and sulfides, as shown in the

following table.

Table 2-3 Limits on the contents of harmful gases in the equipment room

Gas Maximum (mg/m

3

)

SO

2

0.2

H

2

S 0.006

NH

3

0.05

Cl

2

0.01

2.1.3 ESD Prevention

Although the H3C SecPath Series Firewall is designed to be electrostatic discharge

(ESD) preventive, the card circuits and even the device can be badly damaged when

excessive static electricity is present.

On the communication network connected to your device, the static electricity mainly

comes from the outside electrical fields, such as outdoor high-voltage power cables

and lightning, and from the indoor environments, floor materials and the internal system

such as the equipment frame. To prevent damage, observe the following:

z Connect your device and the floor to the earth ground properly.

z Keep the equipment room as clean as possible.

z Maintain adequate temperature and humidity.

z Wear an ESD-preventive wrist strap and clothes when handling the circuit board.

z Place the removed circuit board upward on the ESD-preventive workbench, or into

a static shielding bag.

z Hold the circuit board by its edge when observing or moving it, avoiding direct

contact with the elements on it.

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